Impact of Charley on Willy in Death of a Salesman Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller

Charley had a huge impact on Willy in the play Death of a Salesman. Willy is jealous of Charley's success. Repeatedly, Willy would go to Charley's to borrow money to pay the bills. Biff and Happy were failures; Willy refuses to recognize this because Bernard, Charley's son was so successful. Charley's effect on Willy has caused him to become extremely spiteful. At the end of every week, Mr. Loman found himself at Charley's feet, begging …

…never happy with what he had. He always thought he could have better. If Willy just listened to his family and his friends, then he might still be alive. Willy ignored reality. He was a jealous, selfish person. He liked to make things bigger than they were. Charley helped Willy realize this. However, it was already too late. There was no turning back, he was going to kill himself, and no one could stop him.